Window structure



April 18, 1961 A. GREENSTEIN ETAL 2,980,181

WINDOW STRUCTURE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 27, 1958 BYQQ'WM Iall-orali,

,Unite States ,Y

WINDOW STRUCTURE Alexander Greenstein, Flushing, and'Neil Greenstein,

Fresh Meadows, N.Y., assignors to East Coast Millwork Company,Incorporated, a corporation of New York Filed June 27, 1958, Ser. No.745,158

1 Claim. (Cl. i60-91) The present invention relates to a combinationwindow. More particularly, the invention relates to a combination windowof a type having a plurality of inserts, at least two of which areremovable. n

The combination window of the present invention has the new and improvedfeatures of providing for selfstoring of the inserts, permitting easychangeability of the inserts from the inside without the need for tools,having no sliding parts to lock, jam, or rattle, having a wooden windowframe to afford maximum heat insulation, Vbeing easily installable as ahouse fixture, and havingan insert` with a substantially leakpi'oofframe having maximum heat insulation.

The principal object of the present invention is the provision of acombination window of great durability.

An object of the present invention is the provision of a combinationwindow of great structural strength.

v Another object of the present invention is the provision of acombination window of great flexibility and adaptability.

Another object of the present invention is the'provision of acombination window which is substantially leakproof.

. Another object of the present invention is the provision of acombinaton window affording maximum heat insulation.v

Another object of the present invention is rthe provision ofacombination window which is self-storing for its inserts.

VAnother object of the present invention is the provision,

of. a Acombination window which may be facilely changed from the inside.

sion of a combination window which is substantially lock proof, jamproof and rattle proof.

.A Another object of the present invention is the provision of acombination window which is easily installable as a house fixture.

VAnother object of the present invention is the pro-v vision of4 acombination window having a, removable insert which is substantiallyleak proof. i

. Another object of the present invention is the provisionofacombination window having a removable insert whichaffords maximumheat insulation.

V-Another object of the present invention is the provision... of` acombination window having a removableinsertof;

greatstructural strength. f,

' Still another object of the present invention is the pro,- vision ofaA combination window of relatively simple construction which may bemanufactured with great econ.

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will be apparent from aconsideration of the following pfanying'.drawing, wherein:

Anotherobject of the present invention s the provi# These Yanlotherobjectsvand features of the invention,

y, 2,980,181 Patented A123118, .19:61

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the embodiment of Fig. 1, taken along theline 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 31s a sectional view of the embodiment of Fig. 1, taken along theline 3-3 of Fig. 1;v

Fig. 4 is a front view of an embodiment of an insert of the embodimentof Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment of Fig. 4, takenalong the line 5-5 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a front view of another embodiment of an insertof theembodiment of Fig. l; and

Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment of Fig. 6, takenalong the line 7-7 of Fig. 6.

In Figs. 1, 2 and 3, as well as in Figs. 4 and 5 and Figs. 6 and 7, thesame components are identified by the same reference numerals.

In Figs. l, 2 andk 3, a combination window frame 11 has an inside face12 and an outside face 13. The combination window frame 11 is preferablyof wooden construction and preferably comprises Western Ponderosapine'which is kiln-dried and treated with a preservative and waterrepellent such as, for example, any preservative or toxic waterrepellent approved by the AmericanWood Window Institute or by thePonderosa Pine Woodwork Institute. Although the combination window framemay be of any suitable material, wood is preferred because it affordsmaximum insulation as well as great structural strength and greatdurability. The combination window frame 11 has an upper section 14 anda lower section 15 which are adapted to receive window inserts of thetype shown in Figs. 4, 5, 6 and 7.-

The sections 14 and 15 may Abe of any desired configuration such as, forexample, triangulanrectangular, pentangular, hexangular, etc. In theillustration used to describe the present invention, however, apreferred rectangular configuration is presumed for the sections 14 and15.

A continuous strip 16, which is preferably formed of wood and which ispreferably integral with the com-4 bination window frame 11, ispositioned around the ins ide of the upper section 14 and 'may be spacedsubstantially equidistantly from the inside and outside faces 12 and 13.A similar continuous strip 17, which is preferably formed of wood andwhichis preferably integral withthe combination window frame 11, isvpositioned around the inside of the lower section 15 and may be spacedsubstantially equidistantly from Athe inside and.

V4tinuous `(four sided) inside surface 22 and a continuousk (four sided)outside surface 23. Each of said strips is composed of a lower portion,an upper portion and Ytwo side portions. Y

The upper section 14 of the combination window frame 11 has a continuous(four sided) inside section surface 24am! a 'continuous (four sided)outside section surface 25, each of said sectionsurfaces being composedof a t lower portion, an upper portion and two side portions.

The'lower section 15 of the combination window frame 11 hasacontinuous(four sided) inside section surface 26 and a continuous (foursided)outside frame surfacev 27, each of said section surfaces being composedof a lower portion, an upper portion vand two side portions.

A tapered molding is preferably affixed around the outI side framesurface 27, as shown in dotted lines in Fig, 2, to provide an inclinedsurface-fromv the top surfaee, 2 1,j

of ,thestrip 17 to the combination window frame. ,y '-1.;I.i51s.91s11;2.8 srsrreferably. vafiiiaad10,1119, semina-.-

tion window frame 11 on the outside face 13 thereof at points where theymay readily coact with cooperating hinge members affixed to the outsidecasing of a window frame of a house and positioned to support saidcombination window frame. Any suitable hinge means may be utilized whichpermits the combination window frame 11 to open outward fromthe side ofa house whereon it is supported. A suitable hinge means 28 may compose,for example, a pair of spaced members each having a slot or a holetherein adapted to fit on a cooperating extending member affixed to theoutside window frame casing of a house; the extending members supportingthe combination frame member 11 by passing through the slots of themember 23, said combination frame member being readily insertable on andremovable from said extending members by lifting to provide engagementor disengagement between the said extending members and said slots ofthe members affixed to said combination frame member. The use of hingemember 28 permits the easy installation of the combination window as ahouse fixture.

Extendable arms 29 are preferably affixed to the cornbination windowframe 11 on the inside face 12 thereof -at points where they may providemeans for holding said combination window frame in an open position awayfrom the outside casing of a window frame of a house to which it isattached. Any suitable means may be utilized which permit thecombination window frame 11 to open outward from the side of thehouse'due to an operation by someone inside the house. Suitableextendable arms 29 may comprise, for example, a pair of spaced foldingor telescoping rod-like members each having one end affixed to thecombination window frame 11 and the other end aiiixed to the windowframe of the house in a manner whereby the rod-like members may befolded or telescoped together to permit the combination window frame tobe held ush with the side of the house, and unfolded or extended topermit the combination window frame to move about the hinge means 28 andextend a desired distance from the side of the house. The easy openingof the combination window provides the advantages of preventing ruttingof the sill due to accumulated rain water, permitting cleaning of thesill, permitting the window unit and the window frame of the house to bepainted or repaired, and permitting full ventilation without allowingrain to enter the house.

The inserts shown in Figs. 4, 6 and 7 are removably held in the sections14 and 15 by any suitable fastening means. Suitable fastening means maycomprise, for example, spring clips 30 positioned on the inside face 1 2of the combination window frame 11 adjacent the sections 14 and 15 in amanner whereby an insert may be positioned in either of said sectionsand held in a manner whereby the outside surface of the frame of theinsert is in substantially continuous contact with the inside surface 19of the strip 16 or the inside surface 22 of the strip 17, the topsurface of the frameof the insert is in substantially continuous contactwith the'inside section surface 24 of the upper section 14 or the insidesection surface 26 of the lower section 15, and the inside surface ofthe frame of the insert is substantially fiush with said inside face ofsaid combination window frame. Each of the spring clips Sil may comprisea movable arm adapted in some selected positions to hold the insertpositioned in the section and in other selected positionsk to permit theinsertion and removal of the insert from the section. Each of the springclips 30 preferably comprises spring means normally urging the movablearm towards the combination window frame, but which mayy be overcome byapplied force to permit the movable arm to be moved to the selectedpositions Ypermitting insertion and removal of the insert.

A plurality of removable inserts of thetype shown in Figs. 4, 5, 6 and7, form a part of the combination window of the present invention.` Theinserts are'df the 4stimeccmftguration -as the. sections .14 and15of1the combination window frame 11 and each insert is adapted to fitin each of said sections. 'In Figs. 4 andfS, a glass pane 41 has a paneframe 42 consisting of any suitable material having satisfactorystrength, durability and heat insulation characteristics. A preferredmaterial for the pane frame 42 is hard vinyl plastic which affordsmaximum heat insulation, is readily shaped to form a substantially leakproof configuration and has great structural strength and durability.The glass pane 41 and the pane frame 42 together form a framedindependent unit. rihe pane frame 42 is of new and improvedconfiguration. Although the entire pane frame 42 is preferably of thenew and improved configuration described hereinafter, only the lowermember 43 is illustrated as being of such configuration, in order toenhance the clarity of presentation. Of course, if desired only thelower member 43 may be made in the new configuration describedhereinafter. In the simplified embodiment illustrated in Figs. 4

' and 5, the pane frame 42 has acontinuous (four sided) inside surface44, a continuous (four sided) outside surface 45, and a continuous (foursided) main top surface 46; the frame being comprised of the lowermember 43, an upper member, and two side members, in the illustratedexample, wherein the upper and lower sections 14 and 15 of thecombination windowv frame are of rectangular configuration.

The pane and frame of each of the removable inserts are of theconfiguration of the sections 14 and 15 of the combination window frame11. In the preferred embodiment, in which the entire pane frame is ofsaid new and improved configuration, the glass pane 41 has an insideface 47, an outside face 4S and a plurality of edges 49,V

, 50, 51 and 52. The continuous pane frame 42 comprises a main topsurface 46 spaced from the corresponding edges of the pane andsubstantially parallel to said corresponding edges. The main top surface46 has a width extending a predetermined distance beyond the outsideface 48 of the pane and a predetermined distance beyond extending awayfrom the outside face 48 of the pane f said new Vand improvedconfiguration, as shown n Figs.

from a line spaced from said outside face and parallel to the saidoutside face and parallel to the edges of said pane lying in a planethrough the outside edge of the main top surface 46; said plane beingparallel to the said outside face. The outside surface 45 is coplanarwith the last-mentioned plane and joins the outside edge of the main topsurface 46 with said line, and the inclined ledge 53 extends from theoutside face 48 of the pane to a predetermined distance from the outsideface 48 of the pane; said ledge being inclined at an angle to said faceand therefore to said plane. The ledge 53 is inclined at a substantiallyacute angle with the outside surface 45.

In the case where only the lower member 43 is of 4 and 5, the lowermember 43 of the pane frame 42 comprises the main top surface 46 adaptedto seat in substantially continuous contact with the lower insidesection surface 24 of the upper section 14 or the lower inside sectionsurface 26 of the lower section 15 of the combination window frame 11.The auxiliary top surface 54 of the lower member 43 is adapted to clearthe lower; top surface 18 of the strip 16V or the lower top surface 21of the strip 17 by a suitable margin; the outside surface 45 of the paneframe 42 being adapted to seat in substantially continuous contact withthe inside surface 19 of the strip 16 or the inside surface 22 of thestrip 17.

It is thus seen that when the removable insert 41, 42 is positioned inone of the sections 14 and 15 and held in position by the fasteningmeans30, the inside surface 44 of` the said insert is substantiallyushwith` the inside face 12 of thecombination window frame 11 and, thepaneframe-42 is'f so"positioned astoe provide'. a substantially .leak proofwindow arrangement;t This sdue to the factthat the contacting surfacesl9`or 22 of the strip 1 6 or 17 and 45 of the pane frame 42 are coveredby the ledge 53`of said pane frame, and rain, hail, snowroi the likemerely iiows down the inclined surface of said: ledge from the pane 41to the outside of thee combination window unit.

In Figs. 6 and 7, a wire screen panel 61 of'any suitable material has ascreen frame 62 of any suitable material having satisfactory .strengthand durability. A preferred material.` for thefscreen panel 61 .and thescreen frame 62 is aluminum. Although aluminum has poor heat insulationcharacteristics, a consideration of such characteristics is unnecessary,because when the screen insert 61, 62 is uitilized, heat insulation isnot desired or possible, the screen being `merely an' open airconnection from the inside of the house to the, outside. The screenpanel 61.and the screen frame 62 together form a framed independentunit;` vThe'screen frarnc62 has a continuous (four sided) inside surface63; a continuous (four sided) outside. surface 64, and"acontinuous (foursided) top surface 65; the frame being composed of a lower member, anupper member and two side members,` in the illustrated example,` whereinthe upper and lower sections 14.and of the combination Vwindow frame isf rectangularconfiguration;

The combination window ofr the present invention may comprise an insertcomprising a glass pane permanently positioned in one of the sections 14and 15 or it may comprise an insert comprising a wire screen permanentlypositioned in one of the sections 14 and 15. Of course, there need be nosuch permanently positioned insert, although in a preferred embodimentof the invention, a glass pane insert is permanently positioned in oneof the sections 14 and 15. If an insert is permanently positioned in oneof the sections 14 and l5, it is placed so that the inside surface ofthe frame of such insert is seated in substantially continuous contactwith the outside surface of the strip 16 or the outside surface 23 ofthe strip 17; the outside surface of such permanent insert beingsubstantially liush with the outside face 13 .of the combination windowframe 11, and the top surfaces of such permanent insert being insubstantially continuous contact with the outside section surface or 27.

When an insert is thus permanently positioned in one of the sections 14and 15, there is a place adjoining such insert in the same section forremovably storing Aa removable insert, and another removable insert maybe removably positioned in the other section. If, for example, an insertcomprising a glass pane and a pane frame is permanently positioned inthe upper section 14, the inside surface of said frame seats insubstantially continuous contact with the outside surface 20 of thestrip 16 and the outside surface of said insert is substantially ushwith the outside face 13 of the combination window frame 11; the topsurfaces of the insert being in substantially continuous contact withthe outside section surface 25.

A removable insert, such as that of Figs. 4 and 5 or Figs. 6 and 7, maythen be removably inserted in-the lower section 15. If the insert ofFigs. 4 and 5 is removably inserted in the lower section 15, the springclips positioned on the inside face 12 of the combination window frame11 around the section 15, are selectively moved to permit the insert tobe fitted or positioned in said section and are then moved to selectedpositions in which they hold said insert in position by their springaction. Thus, the insert is securely held in a manner whereby the insidesurface 45 of said insert is substantially flush with the inside face 12of the combination window frame 17 and the surfaces 46, 45 and 54 o fthe pane frame 42 of the insert are seated ilush with the surfaces 26and 22 and positioned above the surface 2 1,respectively, as previouslydescribedyto frrn a-leak proof, tight unit, andthe outside surface 45 ofthe pane jframe 42 snugly contacts the inside surface 22 of the strip 17of the section 15; the top surface 46 of the pane frame 42 snuglycontacting the inside section surface 26. If the insert of Figs. 6 and 7is removably inserted in the lower section 15, said insert is placed insaid section and is securely held in -position therein by the springclips 30 in'a manner whereby the inside surface 63 of the screen frame62 of said insert is substantially flush with the inside face 12 of thecombinanation window frame V11 and the outside surface 64 of thescreenframe 62 snugly contactsthe inside surface 22 of the'strip 17 ofthe section'15;,the top surface 65 of the screen frame 62 snuglycontacting the inside section surface 26. The spring clips 3@ positionedon the inside face 12 of the combination Vwindow frame 11 around thesection 14 may then be moved to permit a second removable insert to beplaced in said section and are then moved to positions in which'theyhold said insert securely in position by their spring action. Thus, thesecond removable insert is securely held in a manner whereby the insidesurface of said insert is substantially iiush with the inside face'llZof the combination window frame 11 and the outside surface of its framesnugly contacts the inside surface 19 of the srip 16; the topsurfacesnugly contacting the inside section surface 24 of the section14.

lt is thus seen that since the combination window of the presentinvention has no moving parts, it is substantially lock proof, jamproof, and rattle proof, besides being of great flexibility andadaptability. Furthermore, the combination window of the presentinvention is seen to provide for self-storing of an insert and to permitfacile changing of its inserts from the inside, besides being ofrelatively simple construction.

While the invention has been described by means of a specific exampleand in a specific embodiment, we do not wish to be limited thereto, forobvious modifications will occur to those skilled in the art withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention.

What we claim is:

A window structure, comprising a frame having an inside face, an outsideface, an upper section of rectangular form, a lower section ofrectangular form, and a continuous strip around each of said sectionsspaced substantially equidistantly from said inside and outside faces,each of said strips having an inside surface substantially parallel tosaid inside face, an outside surface substantially parallel to saidoutside face and a top surface substantially perpendicular to saidinside Vand outside faces, each of said sections having a continuousinside section surface between said inside face of said frame and saidinside surface of said strip and a continuous outside section surfacebetween said outside face of said frame and said outside surface of saidstrip, a permanent glass insert having an inside surface, an outsidesurface and a top surface forming an edge between said inside surfaceand said outside surface, means positioning said insert in one of saidsections in a manner whereby the area adjacent the edge portion of theinside surface of said insert is seated in substantially continuouscontact with the outside surface of the strip of said section and theoutside surface of said insert is seated substantially flush with theoutside face of said combination window frame, the top surface of saidinsert being seated in substantially continuous contact with the outsidesection surface of said section, a first removable insert adapted to fitin each of said sections comprising a rectangular glass pane having aninside face, an outside face and four edges between said faces and acontinuous first insert frame consisting of a vinyl plastic material,said first insert frame comprising an inside surface, an outside surfaceanda main top surface spaced from the corresponding edges of said paneand substantially parallel to said 7 corresponding edges, said main topsurface having a width extending beyond each face of said pane, aninclined ledge integrally formed with said first insert frame and havingan auxiliary top surface extending away from the outside face of saidpane from a line spaced from said outside face of said pane and parallelto the said outside face of said pane and parallel to said edges lyinglin a plane through an edge of said main top surface and parallel to thesaid outside face of said pane, an outside surface coplanar with saidlast-mentioned plane joining said edge of said main top surface withsaid line and an inclined surface, said ledge being inclined at asubstantially acute angle with said outside surface and extending asubstantial distance beyond the said last mentioned outside surface, asecond removable insert adapted to t in each of said sections, saidsecond removable insert having a rectangular second insert frameconsisting of aluminum, said second insert frame cornprising an insidesurface, an outside surface and a top surface, fastening meanspositioned on said inside face of said combination window frame aroundeach of said sections in a manner whereby cach of said removable insertsmay be removably tted in each of said sections with the outside surfaceof said rst and second insert frames seated in substantially continuouscontact with the inside surface of the strip of the correspondingsection and the inside surface of said rst and second insert framesseated substantiallyy flush with the inside:l face of` said combinationwindow frame, the inclined ledge' of said first insert frame beingpositioned above the top surface of the strip of the correspondingsection and the main top surface of said first insert frame and the topsurface of said second insert frame being seated in substantiallycontinuous contact with the inside section surface of the correspondingsection, hinge means afiixed to said outside face of said combinationwindow frame substantially adjacent the top of said upper section, andextendable arms aixed to said inside face ofsaid combination windowframe substantially adjacent the bottom of said lower section.

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